Actually it is running on third rail power. it uses the third rail from Penn Station to Poughkeepsie, then switches to diesel on the fly. why do u think they have to switch engines at Albany? for the hell of it??
Was this amtrak locomotive running on eleetric in this seen? The noise of the locomotive sounded diffrent. It had to have been a GE P32AC-DM you can tell by the number on the locomotive.
@gibb1991 P32s do have third rail shoes on them. Amtrak uses them in Penn Station as the shoes are for over lining third rails (or whatever they're called) but MNRR's P32s are for underlining third rails which is what the Hudson line has so Amtrak can't use them.
@adooma1984 p32ac-dm is locomotives #700 to 718 p42dc are numbered 1 to 207 aem-7 eletrics are numbered in the 900s and hpp8 eletrics are numbered in the 600s switchers are numbered in the 500s and upper 700s
Actually it is running on third rail power. it uses the third rail from Penn Station to Poughkeepsie, then switches to diesel on the fly. why do u think they have to switch engines at Albany? for the hell of it??
howardkevinm 2 years ago
how many coaches did it have?
AmtrakSilverStar 2 years ago
are u sure thats not running on third rail? that line is a prime canidate for amtrak to do that.
plus it looks like there's something different inbetween the trucks like there's something there...
utcada 3 years ago
interesting
milky27oreo 3 years ago
Was this amtrak locomotive running on eleetric in this seen? The noise of the locomotive sounded diffrent. It had to have been a GE P32AC-DM you can tell by the number on the locomotive.
adooma1984 3 years ago
it was not running on the thirld rail electric
dumbbuff 3 years ago
@dumbbuff That's not a bad idea, though. Third rail equipped P32/P40/P42 locos.
gibb1991 1 year ago
@gibb1991 P32s do have third rail shoes on them. Amtrak uses them in Penn Station as the shoes are for over lining third rails (or whatever they're called) but MNRR's P32s are for underlining third rails which is what the Hudson line has so Amtrak can't use them.
rbjplay13 11 months ago
@adooma1984 p32ac-dm is locomotives #700 to 718 p42dc are numbered 1 to 207 aem-7 eletrics are numbered in the 900s and hpp8 eletrics are numbered in the 600s switchers are numbered in the 500s and upper 700s
justmejie 1 year ago
I love that view. :D
murjax 4 years ago